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"'Hysterically droll, touching, elegant, and wise--a coming-of-age story from someone who possibly came of age before her parents' (Patricia Marx, New Yorker writer and bestselling author), Trying to Float is a seventeen-year-old's darkly funny, big-hearted memoir about growing up in New York City's legendary Chelsea Hotel. New York's Chelsea Hotel may no longer be home to its most famous denizens--Andy Warhol, Leonard Cohen, Patti Smith, to name...
1842) Arisa: 12
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The global elite has gathered for a Christmas summit, and the King's final revenge on the world that rejected him is almost at hand! All Tsubasa can do is grab the bomb and run--but how far will she get before time runs out? And will Arisa and Tsubasa be able to forget the betrayals and go back to being loving sisters again?"--Page 4 of cover.
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Track and field champion Sanya Richards-Ross knows what it takes to achieve the impossible. With multiple Olympic gold medals and World Championship accolades, Sanya has long been a role model for young runners around the world. Now she shares her advice and wisdom when it comes to chasing your dreams. She shows that living out your purpose in life, receiving God's love for you and sharing that love with others is what makes her truly happy and successful....
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Teenaged orphan Alice Ringwald has no memory beyond six months ago. The only life she knows is the new one she's creating one day at a time with the loving couple that recently adopted her and gave her new hope. That hope, however, is shattered one night when she is abducted by a strange man. Renamed Eden, she is taken to a swamp and brought into a world where God doesn't make sense. When she turns 18 and learns she has money coming to her, a trip...
1845) Kaze no hana: 1
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"Orphaned four years ago by an accident that took her parents and her memory, 16 year-old Momoka Futami travels to Mitsurugi City upon receiving an invitation from the Mitsurugi House, her father's very powerful relatives who offer to take her in. What awaits her far exceeds her fears and expectations-a spiritual sword, Suzukaze, and a tumultuous battle" -- from publisher's web site.
1846) InuYasha: Vol. 40
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"InuYasha must defend himself against the corrupted human Toshu, who turns out to be responsible for the creation of the mysterious sword known as Dakki. Toshu is intent on taking Inuyasha's sword, the mighty Tetsusaiga, and Dakki's unique properties pose a serious threat to Tetsusaiga. If Inuyasha loses this battle, then the Tetsusaiga will be gone for good."--P. [4] of cover.
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"The end of university is upon BFFs Daisy, Esther, and Susan. Between Halloween run-ins with Daisy's dreaded (dreadful) ex, part-time gigs at a shady pop-up Christmas market, Esther dating a tech-bro, and Susan attempting to be--romantic, there's still plenty to learn and more than enough misadventure to squeeze in before it's time to don caps and gowns"--Publisher marketing.
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Orphaned Cressida, a magnificent singer, and her twelve-year-old brother Adam attend the by-invitation-only Festival of Youthful Genius, where they join forces with a former race car driver to try to stop a bizarre creature from stealing the talents of the young prodigies.
1849) Backcountry
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"Emily has always excelled at sports, and her athletic abilities have given her confidence on and off the courts. So when she starts to drag during her middle-school volleyball season, she assumes it must be the flu. But after a particularly intense game, she finds herself riding in the back of an ambulance, a paramedic telling her that her life will never be the same. Adjusting to life with type 1 diabetes isn't easy. Emily is desperate to prove...
1850) 13th boy: 4
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"Hee-So's devotion to Won-Jun is so major that she's willing to go to great lengths to make him happy. This time, she decides to go against the tide of popular (female) opinion at school by siding with Sae-Bom against the girls who hate her. Doing this even alienates her from her best friend, Nam-Joo, but while Hee-So is many things, she's no quitter, and she has no intention of giving up on either Sae-Bom or Nam-Joo! However, when the dirty tricks...
1851) 13th boy: 6
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"Sae-Bom's birthday turns into the happiest day--of Hee-So's life?! After Won-Jun asks her out during Sae-Bom's birthday party, Hee-So's on cloud nine! But is everything really all sunshine and roses? Sae-Bom has had to grow up in the span of a day, Won-Jun is secretly troubled by Sae-Bom's obvious distress, and Whie-Young's magical exertions have kept him out of commission. On the five-day anniversary of Hee-So's relationship bliss (leave it to her...
1852) InuYasha: Vol. 44
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A mysterious demon attacks a group of innocent wolf demons distantly related to Inuyasha's rival koga. In the ensuing battle, Moryomaru enters the fray, and Koga ends up at a terrible disadvantage. Inuyasha and the others come to his aid but is rescuing Koga worth the terrible price they will have to pay?
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Ophaned at a young age, fifteen-year-old Kata is a trained ninja who works alone and can take care of herself. She is fully prepared for her first solo assignment, that is until she learns she is to be an assassin and she flees with her target and his sister, fighting to survive against skilled samurai warriors, deceptive ninjas, and supernatural beings in order to protect a powerful family secret.
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"It's 1938, and things are looking bleak for humanity. The discovery that the alien Neuroi have a vulnerable "core" gave hope to soldiers and citizens alike, but there is no clear plan to push back the Neuroi's relentless advance. In the meantime, a new threat emerges when the giant "Mountain" Neuroi begins to cross the Fuso Sea, threatening the heart of the Empire itself."--Page 4 of cover.
1856) La fruta del borrachero
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"When women of color write history, we see the world as we have never seen it before. In Fruit of the Drunken Tree, Ingrid Rojas Contreras honors the lives of girls who witness war. Brava! I was swept up by this story." --SANDRA CISNEROS, author of The House on Mango Street A mesmerizing debut set against the backdrop of the devastating violence of 1990's Colombia about a sheltered young girl and a teenage maid who strike an unlikely friendship that...
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"DaYoung Johansson thought she succeeded in destroying her future... but time travel is not that simple. Stranded in 1986, the teenage cop from a high-tech future vows to hang up her helmet and jetpack. But past and present are still at war, and Rocket Girl is forced to grow up way too fast."--Page [4] of cover.